GRE Word List

EXEGESIS

exposition

The meaning of the word exegesis is exposition.

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enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
validhaving legal efficacy or force